[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19429]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HOUSTON FEDERAL JOBS FAIR

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. On July 25, the Sunday Chronicle read: 
Houston fair draws more than expected despite the stifling heat. 
Thousands sweat out the chance to get Federal jobs. Houston fair draws 
more than expected despite the stifling heat.
  A Federal jobs fair that was held by my office in Houston on this 
past Saturday, July 25, shows that Texas is vulnerable to the 
unemployment numbers, and it also shows why the stimulus dollars do 
count.
  Houstonians and Texans and Americans want to work. These stimulus 
dollars are beginning to impact our communities, even those who are 
viewed as not being vulnerable to this high unemployment. We realize 
that we have to face this while we rebuild our economic structure. That 
is what we are trying to do with the passage of health care reform and 
in providing more jobs for our constituents.
  I will have another Federal jobs fair in collaboration with many of 
my friends--with the private sector, with community colleges, and with 
others--to ensure that Americans know that their tax dollars are 
working for them. We want Federal jobs to be known and to be available 
throughout America beyond the beltway, and we'll be working with our 
government, with our administration and with our Department of Labor to 
let Americans know there are jobs there for them that their tax dollars 
are paying for. In essence, we need you to work for the United States 
Government, and jobs are there for you.
  Houston, we will be back again for a second U.S. Federal jobs fair.

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